Disadvantages of Social networking

SOME common types of social

networking sites:-

What is social networking?

– YAHOO Revenue-US$04.98 billion (2012)

– LINKED IN

Revenue- US$161.4 million (2010)

– FACEBOOK

Revenue- US$800 million

– TWITTER

Revenue- US$140 million (2010)

Disadvantages:-

College and university students as well as

teens use it extensively to get global

access. These social networking sites

have become a raging craze for everyone

nowadays.

Social-networking sites prove more of a

distraction than a useful tool. The

EMOTIONAL EFFECT of friend requests

and unimportant news feeds on sites like

Facebook eat up valuable time that could

be spent solidifying contacts in person.

unfortunately in using social networking/

media we have forgotten all preventive

measures. because we have addicted

them, so disadvantages ratio is increasing

rapidly compared to advantages.

ADDICTION• . The most common

disadvantage of social

networking sites is

addiction. Often users of

these sites get addicted to

it. They spend hours using

these sites and it harms

their performance in other

fields. It causes mental

health problems and

sometimes it harms their

body too. Sometimes users

provide their personal

information to others which

TIME WASTAGE AND LACK OF

CONCENTRATION

• Multitasking

• Students linked to

activities on SNS

while studying

concentrate less.

• Time wastage

• Students while

searching on net get

attracted to social

media sites and get

distracted from their

work , leading to time

wastage.

• Loss of motivation

in students

• The student’s

motivational level

reduces due to the

use of these social

networking sites.

They rely on the

virtual environment

instead of gaining

practical knowledge

from the real world.

• Reduced learning and

research capabilities

• Students have started

relying more on the

information accessible

easily on these social

networking sites and the

web. This reduces their

learning and research

capabilities.

• Effect on health

• The excessive use of

these sites affect the

mental as well

as physical health.

• They take excessive

amount of coffee or tea

to remain active and

focused which effects

negatively on their

health.

• Reduction in real human

contact

• The more time the students

spend on social media sites,

the less time they will spend

socializing in person with

others. This reduces their

communication skills. The

employers are getting more

and more unsatisfied with

the communication skills of the

fresh graduates due to this

reason. The effective

communication skills are key

to success in the real world.

Cyber bullying

1) WHAT IS IT?

2) Personal terrorization.

3) Threatening messages.

4) Impersonation.

5) Exclusion.

6) Personal humiliation.

i. HOW CYBER BULLIED FEEL-

ii. They Feel sad.

iii. They become

depressed

iv. They become

lonely.

FACT FILE• "It has become exceedingly obvious that our

technology has exceeded our humanity."

-Albert Einstein

• The total amount of media use by youth ages 8 to

18 averages 6-plus hours a day—more than any

other activity.

• The amount of use has increased significantly, up

from 4-plus hours in the last five years.

• Eighty percent of adolescents possess at least one

form of media access.

• There is extensive multi-tasking associated with

media use (

Rakshit Tandon Conusltant - Internet and Mobile Association of India

Main Resource Speaker for Safe Surfing Campaign Promoted by NIXI ( National Internet

Exchange of India) Addressed more than 1000 schools in 59 cities and 14 states of the

nation. Advisor- Cyber Complaint Redressal Cell, Uttar Pradesh Police, Agra. .

Rakshit Tandon

Rakshit Tandon told one very

important thing to the world:

VIRTUAL WORLD:

IT’S NOT A GAME,

IT’S YOUR LIFE

STAY SAFE!

CONCLUSION

• We can see clearly that social

networking sites are advantageous

only if they are used wisely. Using

these sites would be helpful, if users do

not spend time there unnecessarily.

Wise members never provide personal

information to strangers. Use of a tool

depends on users. A doctor can

operate with a knife and a murderer can

kill a person with the same knife.